The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.

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Cast

Herbert Rawlinson

Arthur Morse

Rhea Haines

Lizzie Connolly

Elmer Clifton

Cub Reporter

Hobart Bosworth

Myrtle Stedman

Joe Ray

(uncredited)